It's turkey time! IndyStar's 2013 Dress the Turkey contest starts now

This photo from 9-year-old Claire Shumaker was a finalist in last year's Dress the Turkey contest. Will this be yours this year?

We've updated our annual Dress the Turkey Contest for 2013. This year, we're making it easier for you submit your turkey art to us!

Here's how: Print out your turkey at home. (Don't have a printer? Don't worry. It'll be in the newspaper on Nov. 10!) Then, get out your paints, sequins, crayons, fabrics, macaroni or any other embellishments to make this black-and-white turkey truly a masterpiece. Fill in your name, age and city. Then, take a photo of it with your digital camera or your smart phone and attach it to an email and send it to us at at myindystar@indystar.com! Or, you could send it to us on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #TurkeyTime or simply posting it to our Facebook timeline.

Before you take a photo of your turkey, make sure you've got lots of light shining on it (kitchen lights normally work well, or better yet -- go outside during the daytime!), and be sure the turkey fills as much of the frame of your photo as possible without cutting off any of the edges so we can get a good look at him/her!

The deadline to submit your turkey is 11:59 p.m. Nov. 14, 2013. We'll narrow down the winners to the top turkeys in three different age groups: 6 and younger; 7 to 12; and 13 and older. Then it goes to you, our readers, to vote for your favorite turkey on Facebook. The turkey with the most likes wins.

Voting will take place from noon Nov. 15th to 5 p.m. Nov. 18.

The winners will be posted online and in the newspaper on Thanksgiving.